A strong start to the week for cattle, hog futures

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were higher ahead of widespread direct cash business.  June lives closed $.07 lower at $164.32 and August live cattle closed $.30 higher at $162.75.  August feeder cattle closed $2.07 higher at $231.05 and September feeders closed $1.87 higher at $233.85. 

Direct cash cattle trade activity had a quiet, very typical quiet start to the week. Bids and asking prices were slow to surface. 

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